so when you first come to a lake that you've never fished before or maybe it's the first
time you've ever been lake fishing you realize it's a little different than rivers and streams
moving water fly fishing lakes are vast to some they're featureless so how do you find fish what
are some of the things you can do to help you find fish and get that fish of a lifetime well i use
three key factors comfort protection and food comfort factors to me are environmental conditions
the basic survival needs of the trout must be met in order for them to be comfortable so mostly in
lakes we're talking about oxygen content and its relationship to water temperature trout
for example i like to look for that 60 65 degree max down to about 50 fahrenheit as my gauge of an
area that trout will be active the water will be containing enough oxygen they can move they can
process food and they're catchable protection factors are things that provide trout with a
sense of confidence to feed so things that you're looking for in the protection factors include the
water surface a chop or a ripple is going to break up sunlight and the trout are going to feel more
comfortable there flat calm water clear conditions very tough fishing clouds have an effect too cloud
cover blocks light gives the trout some protection weed beds weed beds are everything in the lake
they have comfort protection and food so on the protection side of things it's like a little
forest the trout can meander through there search and be feel protected and comfortable feeding
adjacency to depth trout like to be near a deep water refuge so along the edges of drop-offs
points of land where the water the sorry the the water gets deeper on either side of that
finger land coming out these are areas that trout are going to relate to and you should search out
and finally food as fly fishers we're always trying to imitate the food sources trout feed upon
so when it comes to finding areas where trout are going to be feeding you're looking the shallow
areas less than 20 feet deep where you get maximum sunlight penetration stimulates plant growth
through photosynthesis plants provide the habitat that the bugs need as well so it's basically
the supermarket of the underwater world and particularly lakes so those are the factors i look
for when i'm prospecting lakes comfort protection and food and if you find an area that contains all
three that's like a prime lie in a river you're going to find the most and the best fish there
you want to search those places out if you can find them and mark them for next time
that's a fish yep that's a fish that indicator just went down oh yeah see what he took i had
one pull down just prior to that i wasn't sure if it was weeds we're sitting in about
10 feet of water weeds are always an excellent place to search out on any body of water new or
a familiar one because weeds provide the habitat for the food sources the trout love to feed on
they give off oxygen through photosynthesis and of course they provide protection as well because
the trout feel quite secure cruising through that underwater forest free from aerial predators such
as ospreys loons us this is a good fish given a good account of itself this fish sorry this lake
is very productive scuds leeches water boatmen little minnows all the kind of food and fodder
but a still water trout can get big fat and healthy oh forearms getting sore starting to burn
fish are full of energy right now the water temperature is 54 degrees wonderful
trout temperature and he's tired now he's showing his sides stay low into the basket
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